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Office 365: Teams

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How to Request Access

Everyone with a @ucsf.edu email address has access. However, a separate license is needed for desktop and mobile apps and some add-ins. A license can be requested using the Office 365 License Request form.

NOTE: You must be on VPN to use the desktop client for Microsoft Teams

Description

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration app that helps your team stay organized and have conversations—all in one place.

NOTE: Each Office 365 application has a different sign-in frequency, the following table highlights the sign-in frequency setting for each application and client. Learn more about Microsoft 365 Idle Session Times.

Benefits

  • Teams - Find channels to belong to or create your own. Inside channels you can hold on-the-spot Zoom meetings, have conversations, and share files.

  • Meetings - See everything you’ve got lined up for the day or week. Or, schedule a Zoom meeting. This calendar syncs with your Outlook calendar.

  • Activity - Catch up on all your unread messages, @mentions, replies, and more.

  • Use the command box at the top to search for specific items or people, take quick actions, and launch apps.

Integrations

Microsoft Teams connects with many of the applications that you use everyday. If there is a connector, add-in or integration that you would like to be added to Microsoft Teams, please submit a request via ServiceNow. Learn more about Office 365 Enhancement Requests.

  • GitHub - Work better in GitHub with real-time updates, actionable conversations, all from within Microsoft Teams
  • Webhooks - Webhooks help to connect web services to channels and teams in Microsoft Teams.
  • RSS Feed - RSS is a popular web syndication format used to publish frequently updated content into Microsoft Teams

Support

We have multiple ways for you to get the help you need. For questions and support, check the Frequently Asked Questions page or submit a ticket on our Employee Self-Service Portal. You can also chat with other Office 365 users at UCSF on the Office 365 Team (open to anyone at UCSF - use the join code 7me7twx).

Training

To learn more about Teams training, visit our Teams Training page. To get up and running with Microsoft Teams quickly, review the Teams Quick Start Guide.

Requirements and Limitations

To access Office 365 you need a web browser (Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge are recommended for the best experience) and a UCSF email address.